scholarly journals The Promise and Perils of Private Voluntary Regulation: Labor Standards and Work Organization in Two Mexican Garment Factories

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Locke ◽  
Monica Romis
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
Voluntary Regulation ◽  
Garment Factories

Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarosh Kuruvilla
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Private Regulation ◽  
Labor Conditions ◽  
Voluntary Regulation ◽  
Corporate Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

This book examines the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility on improving labor standards in global supply chains. The book charts the development and effectiveness of corporate codes of conduct to ameliorate “sweatshop” conditions in global supply chains. This form of private voluntary regulation, spearheaded by Nike and Reebok, became necessary given the inability of third world countries to enforce their own laws and the absence of a global regulatory system for labor standards. Although private regulation programs have been adopted by other companies in many different industries, we know relatively little regarding the effectiveness of these programs because companies don't disclose information about their efforts and outcomes in regulating labor conditions in their supply chains. The book presents data from companies, multi-stakeholder institutions, and auditing firms in a comprehensive, investigative dive into the world of private voluntary regulation of labor conditions. The picture painted is wholistic and raw, but it considers several ways in which this private voluntary system can be improved to improve the lives of workers in global supply chains.

scholarly journals Steps towards a CSR binding paradigm

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Léna Masson
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
Global Regulation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Voluntary Regulation ◽  
Private Power

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to pursue the dialogue on the global firms’ regulation vis-à-vis human rights and labor standards in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach Locke’s book The Promise and Limits of Private Power is analyzed and discussed with respect to more recent global regulation literature and mechanisms. Findings Locke advocates that private voluntary regulation has to be combined with local laws in developing countries to fully enforce labor standards and workers’ rights. In light of recent changes, the interesting model proposed by Locke shows some weaknesses. Originality/value To enforce labor standards and workers’ rights in developing countries, the author argue that governments in developed countries need to be seen as major players in multinational corporations (MNCs) regulations. But above all, the economic model needs to be questioned.

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Sarosh Kuruvilla
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Corporate Code ◽  
Private Regulation ◽  
Voluntary Regulation ◽  
Labor Practices ◽  
Global Corporations ◽  
Improve Compliance

This introductory chapter provides a background of private regulation of labor standards in global supply chains. Over the past three decades, there has been a plethora of private, voluntary regulatory initiatives with regard to social (labor) and environmental issues. This proliferation has come about in part because of pressure from antiglobalizers calling for global governance, and consumer and activist movements calling for global corporations to be more socially and environmentally responsible. There are many different methods of private voluntary regulation for labor standards, but the most common is the private regulation model. It has three elements: setting of standards regarding labor practices in global supply chains through a corporate code of conduct generally based on the conventions of the International Labour Organization; “auditing” or “social auditing” that involves monitoring whether supplier factories comply with the code of conduct; and incentives for suppliers to improve compliance by linking future sourcing decisions to their compliance records (penalizing or dropping noncompliant suppliers and rewarding more compliant ones). The book looks at the current state and future trajectory of this form of private regulation.

Work organization interventions, stress and health in office/computer work.

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marla C. Haims ◽  
Pascale Carayon ◽  
Ecole des Mines de Nancy ◽  
Hyun-Suk Suh ◽  
Naomi Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Computer Work ◽  
Stress And Health
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